Warburton has made the most of his established working relationships with Tottenham to set up a closed-door bounce game for his new-look Rangers side at the club’s training HQ in Chigwell tomorrow.

He will remain down south to watch a young Spurs side take on Southend on Saturday and then discuss what players might be made available.

Warburton grew up a Spurs fan and is close to the club’s key decision-makers, including manager Mauricio Pochettino. He convinced them to let Alex Pritchard join Brentford on loan last term and the midfield starlet went on to win a place in the England side at the Euro Under-21 Championships.

Warburton may have to work hard to convince the Spurs hierarchy some of their prized youngsters would benefit from a 10-month stint in Scottish football’s second tier. But Pochettino approves of his methods and that should weigh in Rangers’ favour, the Daily Record reports.

England Under-19 ace Winks has just signed a new long-term deal but is not expected to be part of Pochettino’s plans for the new campaign. And Fredericks could also be loaned out again after a successful spell at Middlesbrough last season.